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svvrSTu RAcE-PuRsR $500. HANDICAP STEEPLE-
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Betting to win-Referee to ]. LitefelIow to = VII
Davis 10 l. shamrock to |. Hstbaud TO Il Weinngnh
Reributon TO i. Hercules to l. fushOrook ~
betting for pIscs-Referee to 8. Luefelow even, WIN
DAVIS even Shamrock 10 o. HatOand TO "eHihg'oh
2to Aribution to l. II ercues 10 l. Rushorook4 10
Pocassett 9 70 ]. .-.... 49,. 90 81.
ont named 10 start ten came 10 the
post Wellington and Hercules made the running ttouEn
the field when thev reached the nat the others
dash taking the lead al the mean OF
the stretch easily dsposipg OF Wellington ~ me
hurdle awervod and shut out Littetehow ~
Referee the outside and won win the
by three lengths Hercules seeohi' NECK oeo'' ~
fe L
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JIANLAN STARTS FOR AUSTRALIA.
SCIENTISTS TO KEDITArE FOR rEAR.

TORONTO Aug Is-Hsnan left here this afternoon for San
ON hls WAY 70 AuatTalla
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-19

for she home team but was Caught on 'nc
every time Kafels play was bad Curry although so seA
that he could scarcely stand umped cool game rhs score
as follows: .
Cincinnati.
Louisville .........................1 v -
Ra.ehits-Cinc,nnatL 10: Louisville 8. ErIors-Clncin
natl 4; Louisville, 3. Ptchers-Smith ana Oha"oe''~
umpire-Mr. Curry
PIrTsBURG, Aug ls-The Chicago and Pittsourg eiuos
played the most exciting games seen nero ts SEASON
to-day players winning after an uhusray naiu
Mccormick pitched excellent form against his OLD CON-
rafes. The as follows:
Chicago. ............................00
Basehtta-Chicago o. PirsburE. H. Errors-Chloako o
Pittsburg g. Ptchers-BaldwIn and hcCorhic~ o"p"o
MT Powers
IypAyAPoIs Aug lS-Detroit easily added another game
10 is long list to-day Indianapolis ound oethon
hard to h. while the visitors Boyle hard and often
In tho wereout shomoerg maze Az
error which gave and then two doubles and
single hit rave three runs. base on pas h'
and an out earned run The sixth. and three sngea
na.sed ball double and triple resulted in three more runs
in the eighth indianapolis earned It's only run In the sI
inning on do ubes by seery Denny The score was
appended,
Detroit ..................~....30 ! 81
Ind ianapoiis ..................-..0 o q vi
Observation-Disclosures 49, indianapolis Errors-Detroith ~
Indianapolis, Pitchers-Getzeih ana boyi'' on'P"e
Valentine
CLEVELAND Aug IsThe Baltimore club stopped over ana
played off POSTPONED game the Cleveland club to-day
The home team played good form and BY heavy bang ana
sharp .dng rather easily The score was as appended
Cleveland .......................4 q D o-io
Basehits-Baltlmore IS; Cleveland, 10. ErrorsIBait-
more y; Cleveland, Pnchers-Smith anu Dsiy' e"P"'
MI Bauer
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Betting TO wp-Cyclops TO Salisbury to J. Brat 6to
l. Bsss 70 l. strdeaw say 10 Milton Sto jennie 10
70 l. Florence r. 10 TO Cambyses ~ 10 Mona IL 70 i,
Rosarium IS to !. Faust 2tto1
piaae-Eyclops 10 b. Saliabury TO BRAT
10 Bess l. srideaw to Milton TO l. JeL ME h.
ltol FlorcncsE 40 Csnbysss TO l. Mona to ], Ro-
Sarfum 10 TO ], FAust 10 10 l.
Ishi Bsn and Meusewsrs wthdfawr. Mccarthy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-19

ro field was magnificent terrific Teoeau led
IN. hating for she home caught the bases
.vs,v time Kanes play was bad Curry although so sick
tina, he scarcely stand umpred good game TIA score
was follows:
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-02-03
MAN AT HIS BEST.
Why Young PCrIons Should Make Ever
Effort to Retain Good Health.

Why Young PCr!ons Should Make Every
Effort to Retain Good Health.
1t has been said that IF we could real
ize the wo;.ders of our physical organi-
cation, we would be hypochondriacs.
fearing every moment that some part of
the machine would break down. Yet
how true is it, that man knows more
about almost every thing else than he
does about himself.
In the various yocatIons of life, how
often do we find that the matchmaker
will detect the smallest speck that inter-
fercs with the movement of a watch
sooner than ever dream of the deranre-
ment of the pulse-beat OF his own heart.
The engineer would not dare run another
rod with his locomotive under certain
conditions; Yet he uncOnsciousiy will
drive his own human machinery when
there is more TO be feared from the re-
suit than there would be to run his en-
CINE with loose bolt or Il missing pin
The question is often asked: What
is perfect health? Nearly all the an
swers that have been given are essen
tally the same in substance, and NAV
be expressed in few words. As far as
possible, with the constant molecular
changes which are constantly going on
in the body, that man possesses perfect
health when every organ in his body is
performing It's natural function without
special conscious effort OF course, the
brain, being the seat of the will, is cog
infant of all this, in much the same
way as the instrument in the telegraph
office has Il certain impression that the
lines are in working order; but if the
''wires be down ut any point on the
circuit, the effect is ut once perceived
in the operating room.
Every effort should be made, espe-
cially by the young. to keep themselves
in tirst-class order. They are worth
more to society, the world and the
church, by so doing; they are physically
and morally benefited by it. Even a.
market value they can command
better positions and higher wages. Il
pays to be well.-GOlden Rule.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-02-03
BAMBOO CULTURE.
Burmese and Siamese Cities Literally Built
on stills

The Chinese have developed bamboo
culture into quite an art. and can pro-
ducc it black as well as yellow. The
Emperor of the Chinese has an officer
whose business it is TO look after his
bamboo gardens.
/ This grass tree is found in all tropical
and sub-tropical regions. both in the
eastern and western hemispheres. An
attempt has been made in England. and
with some success, to raise dwarf spe-
cics found ut an attitude Of 12.000 feet
in the Himalaya mountains. The new
world furnishes bamboo of the greatest
diameter The stems are usually very
slender, but in the northwestern part
Of South America Is found one species
with diameter of sixteen inches. The
Chinese put this plant to greater va
riety of uses than any other people. So
we will see something of what they do
with this remarkable production.
Some kinds of il when it first shoots
up from the ground are used rs a vege-
table Is We use asparagus. or it can be
picked in vinegar or made into delicious
sweetmeats. The plant has to be thirty
wears old to blossom. then il bears 4
great profusion of seeds and dyes.
These seeds can be used like rice. and Il
kind OF beer is also made from them.
In 1872 severe famine in portions of
China was prevented by the sudden
blossomingof great number of bamboo
trees. The stems of all the varieties are
remarkably silicious. One kind found
in Java is so hard, that it strikes fire
when the Ratchet is applied to it. This
has only very slender stem, which is
polished and used as stems for tobacco
pipes. This protean tree furnishes ma
terial for houses. boats, cordage, sails
of vessels, telescopes, aqueduct pipes,
waterproof matching, clothing, water
wheels, fences. chairs, tables, book
cases, boxes. hats, umbrellas. shields.
spears and paper. The pith is used for
lamp wicks, SO there is no part of it
that can not be used for something.
From some of it exquisite carvings, in
laid with gold and silver, are cut, that
exceed in beauty the ivory carvings,
for which the Chinese are SO famed.
Recently it has l.cn put to another
use. Mr.. Edison has found that the
carbOnized tibcrS of the bamboo furnish
the best material for the incandesc ent
electric lamp. and has made use of it in
his system OF lighting.
In Burmah and Siam, whole cities are
built from bamboo. These houses are
made in pieces, dashed together, and
invariably raised on posts several feet
high. Think of L city ON stilts.-COr.
CIeCeIdud LcGdcr.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-02-03
THE SEA-SERPENT.
Boston Scientist Tells Why He Believes
in Its Existence.


in Its Existence.
At 4 recent meeting of the Boston
Scientific Society Il paper on the sea-
serpent by DIR. Samuel Kneeland. who
is a firm believer in the existence of the
sea monster. In brief way he pre-
sented the observations of record of the
appearance of this sea monster, and the
various arguments, pro and con, which
have been made by believers and dis
believers in the truth of the main state
ments of these records. He declared
himself to be of the former class.
Among the reasons for believing that
monsters known by the name of sea-
serpents do exist. he presented the
archaeological evidence. The fossil
specimens of an early geological period
correspond in the main to the de-
scriptions of the contemporary sea-
serpent. Prof. AGassiz believed in the
present existence of the sea-serpsnt,
and found in the forms of the ichthyosau-
-us and plesiosaurus points of identity.
Prof. Hagen, of Harvard University, in
1874 expressed himself believer, and
doubtless is to-day. Prof. Proctor, the
astronomer, is another scientist who
takes that side ofthe question. Records
If the appearance of the creature are
most numerous in the history or annals
IF Norway, and these records in some
instances have been made by the learned
Or scientific men of that country. No
Norwegian, of whatever attainmenta in
znowledge, and no mariner of the land,
Gisbelieves in the existence of the sea-
serpent.-N I. Post.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-02-03
CHAPTER XVII.

had no reason to suppose that the
| hints / SOCK care to wrap up in nv
conversation with Stevens would shape
his actions to the form | wished them
to take; but though they Gid no good,
| they would certainly do me no harm.
and it was at least certain that my
opinion was respected, so that 1 might
hope that some weight wGuld attach to
whatever suggestions l offered.
Nothing now remained TO be done
but to wait the result of events; but no
language can express an idea of my
anxiety as the hours passed. bringing
us momentarily closer to the dreaded
and yet wished-for issue.
The men Jared sumptuously on roast
pork and other food which suited their
tastes. Some of them got drunk and
several desperate set-tos occurred.
But the majority kept their senses.
In the afternoon they made prepare
tons TO swing the lOng-boat. showing
by THESE early arrangements their
eagerneSs to get away.
In conversation with Miss Robert
son Learned that she understood how
to steer ship. She had learned
simply to relieve the monotony of a
previous voyage. l questioned her
closely and found that she fully under
stood how to handle the wheel and
knew all the technical terms. If we
succeeded in getting away from the
boats this knowledge would be of the
utmost Importance. because then there
would be three men to work the ship
instead of two if one was compelled to
remain at the wheel
This brings me 10 FRIDAY.
The dawn broke with the promise of
beautiful day. though the glass.
which had been dropping slowly all
night, stood low at eight o clock in the
morning. 1t was intensely hot even
that early. The clouds were high, the
sky an intense blue, and the wind very
soft and refreshing.
When L came on deck to take nv
observations / was struck with the IN
tent expressions on the faces of the
crew. The whole of them gathered in
sight and watched meclosely. When
had finished and was about to 90 below
to finish working out the calculations,
Stevens and others stopped me and in
sisted that / work them out in their
presence on deck. Asnot one of them
knew the least thing about navigation
there was no danger of their discover
ing my false reckoning by which l
was deceiying them, so readily con-
scented.
lTo BE Continued
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CHAPTER XVI.

made up my mind, as Stevens left
me, to bring this terrible time to an
end oil Friday afternoon, come what
might. Let it fall calm, let it blow
gale, on Friday afternoon | would
tell the carpenter that the ship was off
the coast of Florida, forty or fifty miles
distant.
If, BY the boatswain's ruse, 1 could
keep the ship afloat and carry her to
Bermuda, It would matter little wheth-
er we hove her to one hundred or even
two hundred miles distant from the
island The suspense l endured, the
Aorror of our situation. was more than
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-02-03
CHEAP MONEY!
QUICK MONEY!

Being aware of the annoyance,
and sometimes loss to borrowers,
by having to wait weeks and
sometimes months for mOney,we
have organized a company with
sufficient cash capital to enable
us to cash mortgages as soon as
the papers are executed, and as
we pass upon all loans here in
stead of having to send them
East to be approved, we can COM
plete a loan and pay over the
money in less than half the time
usually taken.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-02-03

Wall paper is so beautiful and ar
tistic now as to be easily mistaken FOL
frescoe.-N. !. MG;!.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-02-03
COME AND SEE OUR WORKS.
CORN SHELTERS,

Threshing Machines, Movers and Horse
Powers Columns. Door Plates and lsnfels
and Castings of all kinds made as ger pIFns
or pattern Blacksmithing OF all JInds done
TO order. Sash weights ~ cents per pound
Cash paid for old iron
All work warranted.
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| might get to come over to my SIDE if
the boatSwain and myself turned upon
Stevens and killed him, shot down
johnson, and fell. armed with my re-
volver and a couple of Delaying pins,
upon Cornish and Fish - these three
men composing Stevens cabinet |
say that this was quite practicable, and
no very great courage required To exc
cute it, as We should have killed or
stunned these men before they would
be able TO resist us.
There would be nine left
''Ies; out l should have reckoned
upon some of them helping me-"
You could not have depended upon
them"
well, we have another plan; and l
refer to this only to show YOU a speci-
men of some of the schemes which
have come into my head"
MIR. Royle, if you had 4 pistol to give
me, l would help You shoot them if it
would aid in saving our lives" she ex-
claimed. with her eyes on fire.
Thinking it better that Stevens
should not find us together repaired
TO my cabin and she went to hers
During my watch the carpenter
joined me and had many questions
to ask concerning ''Floridy," which re-
vealed his total ignorance of its local
ity. He supposed it was an island and
was surprised when l explained to him
that 1t was part of the main coast of
North America
He then asked me what compasses we
had that we might take with us.
1--WE shall only want one in the long
boat" replied; ''and there is one on
the table in the captains cabin which
will do; Have you got the long-boat all
ready?"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-24
Who MadeTt

Much sswas admired the banner present.
ed by the ladies to Everts Comnaudery
Tuesday evening. there were few perhaps
who realized to the extent deserved, the
of the gift, its excellence 5
a work OF art, and its value as
to cost, as well as treasure
From a distance the mounted knight
on the front of the banner, would
appear as Il painting. but close and
critical examination revealed the fact
that it was solid TAPESTRY work, and the
result of skill and ingenuity in workman
ship. The ladies aTe under lasting obi
cations to Sir Knight c. N. Hamilton, Of
Chicago, who designed and made the ban
ner for them gratis, aud he therefore
should have shared in the compliments
which were showered upon the pretty
emblem which silently spoke the results
of his skill and kindness, Had it
not been for Sir knight Ham
iltons volunteer generosity, tbs
ladies could not have given the com
mandery such gorgeous ornament
Something of an idea OF the value of The
banner may be obtained, when it is sait
that it was insured Tor $500 before it lef
Chicago.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-24
Cause for Complaint

For some unknown reason, there
has been no glimmer from the burners in
Union square and on the wsterworks
building for some time. These burners
belong TO the city and are controlled by
it. but this is not all. The G., r. l. & p.
road and the Rock Island Lumber &
Manufacturing company contributed TO
the purchase of the plant for furnishing
these lights on condition that the almans &C
should not he consulted in regulating
them, and that whenever the moon hid
her face from human gaze, these lights
should be Immediately brought into SER
vice The city in this regard mas not
acted in good faith, and many are the
walls that go up in consequence thereof.
But the spring elections will reveal all
things.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-24
Hoodlums.

A number of boys have been creating
disturbances and causing annoyance
about the Ninth street NJ E. church Oh
Sunday evening and other meeting nights,
and as a result two of the scamps have
already been fined in the police courts,
and others will receive punishment no
less severe if they do not desist. The
pastor, Rev McNesn, has endeavored to
ferret out the leaders of the disturbance,
and has succeeded TO some extent, but
there are others yet to be dealt with. As
it has not been seen ht to provide po-
liceman for that part of town, it is with
difficulty that these hoodlums are con>
trollpd
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-24
THE FAMOUS ALBERT LEA ROUTE

st over
localities hunting and fishing grounds Of Iowa and ns r
st. Paul
respectful courtesy and
unsd stsses sad any Information,
h. r. cAnLE, 8, e. John, 6 hoIekoQh
fn sM Mth tAHF At e tIA Chicago eai1M Fth A shss
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-24


Rock river seems 10 be pretty full Of
ice, and there are large gorges al Sterling
and elsewhere. The Dixon Telegraph, in
speaking of the gorge at Grand Detour,
says:
There is now a gorge of ice il Rock
river at Grand Detour quite as wonderful
~ that at Sterling. though no damage
resulted by the former up to the pres
- .... e. The old ice did not move or.
%. ae river in that part of the bend al
Grand Detour from White Rock nearly
down to the lower ferry. The ice which
came down from above that point during
the food passed over the low lands and
did not disturb that at and below White
Rock After the water in the river re-
coded The slush ice came down against
the solid field above described and
formed q gorge at White Rock, which
now extends eight or ten miles up the
river, and forms dam which causes a
rise in the river of seven or eight feet
above what it would be were there DC
gorge This dam has made g reservoir,
which should the ice give way suddenly
with an extra supply of water as that
which fell from the clouds last night
would cause such a food as has never be
fore been known in Rock river, and people
residing on the banks of that stream
should be on their guard for this threaten
ing danger II would be hard to calculate
just what might be the effect of such a
sudden food striking the gorge at Ster-
ling. Certainly, should the ice give way
the damage would be very great at tina
place. 1t is not unreasonable to suppose
that when the gorge above breaks tina
the water will come down the rlver W th
| the force of tidal wave.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-24
CONDENSED NEWS.

The serious illness Of Rev, James Freeman
Clarke, of Boston, is announced.
The first bushel of coal from the mine lust
developed at Jacksonville, Ills, sold for 500.
The will of Edward n Stanley, a whole
sale fruit dealer in Chicago, was probated
Wednesday. He left $50, 900 to his brother
The race courses in New York have sent to
Albany bill to legalize pool selling, by
which the state is to derive certain benefits.
President Cleveland has this week ap
proved fifty-seven private pension bills and
returned three others to congress with his
objections
The lands coded by the Chippewa Indians
in Minnesota, by agreement with the north
west commission, are expected to realize
nearly SIS, 600.
The Minnesota house, by vote of g. to O.
has passed bill providing that every com.
mon carrier shall beforA April reduce rates
20 per cent on all classes of freight.
The widow of DR.. Pavy, member of the
late Arctic expedition, appeared before the
senate military committee and opposed the
confirmation of Capt. Greedy as chief signal
officer, asking permission to submit import
mt documents.
Steve Brodie, the man who last year leaped
from the Brooklyn bridge, was arrested
Wednesday at Pittsburgh, to prevent him
from jumping from the cupola of museum
to a net stretched seventy-five feet below
where vast crowds had gathered
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-02-24
Inger.oll and His Arguments.

In answer to an inquiry BY some of bis
students as to whether the arguments of
Iugersoll are unanswerable. college
president answers them in the Andover
Reritw as follows:
IAN ln6del is an abnormal growth and
nature feels funny once in while and
creates freak, e. D.: the living skeleton;
the fat woman; the two-headed girl. So
there is about one infdel to million
sane men. The most of these noisy
fellows are amateur infidels. They talk
Ingersoll 10 fair weather and pray them
selves hoarse every time it thunders. A
well-developed case of cholera morbus
will knock their inAdelity out of them
and leave them in a cold sweat like a
china dog in an ice house. know them
The most OF them are like the boy who
runs away from home, and comes back to
stay with his father nights Then,
again, boys, take a look around you
when you invest another fifty cents
to hear Ingersoll talk on liberty.
and compare the crowd with the kind
of people you find in almost any church.
Is it the odor of sancity you smellf
Hardly, boys, hardly. But you can eat
peanuts there, and choke on the shells,
while you applaud the funny jokes about
heaven where you know in your hearts
your dear mother is; or hear the humble
Nazarene ridiculed, who. you think, and
| always will think, gave home to your
weary old father when he left the earth
Yes, boys. IngerSolls arguments are un.
answerable. and think the seasons will
come along, and churches will continue
to bloom, and all nature will most exas-
peratingly and calmly perform her func-
tons, if Robert is not answered. You
know when the first steamer crossed the
Atlantic great philosopher was deliver
ing most conclusive argument to prove
that by no possibility could a steam
vessel cross the ocean, and that provok'
ing steamer came snortling and sizzling
and splurging right into the harbor
| Boys, so will Gods foolish children &c
right on praying and preaching and dyins
| and going to heaven. 10 spite Of argu'
mAnt1